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mattfisher: My Sister Paid Progressive Insurance to Defend Her Killer In Court I’ve been sending out some impertinent tweets about Progressive Insurance lately, but I haven’t explained how they pissed me off. So I will do that here as succinctly as possible. There’s a general understanding that says, “insurance companies— oh they’re awful,” but since Progressive turned their shit hose on my late sister and my parents, I’ve learned some things that really surprised me. I’ll try to cleave to the facts. On June 19, 2010, my sister was driving in Baltimore when her car was struck by another car and she was killed. The other driver had run a red light and hit my sister as she crossed the intersection on the green light. Read More
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My Sister Paid Progressive Insurance to Defend Her Killer In Court

I’ve been sending out some impertinent tweets about Progressive Insurance lately, but I haven’t explained how they pissed me off. So I will do that here as succinctly as possible. There’s a general understanding that says, “insurance companies— oh they’re awful,” but since Progressive turned their shit hose on my late sister and my parents, I’ve learned some things that really surprised me.

I’ll try to cleave to the facts. On June 19, 2010, my sister was driving in Baltimore when her car was struck by another car and she was killed. The other driver had run a red light and hit my sister as she crossed the intersection on the green light.

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Cancer Sucks! Go Team Ethan! Help Ethan's mama!

My friend Emily is helping her 7 year old son, Ethan, battle a rare form of leukemia. SHE ROCKS and she is a fierce friend to all who are blessed enough to have her in their lives. Emily is in a contest to win a detox week with Tracy Anderson. Boy does Emily deserve this!! She never complains - even when I know things are so hard for her. She is not only free of complaining, she takes her time to be there for others as well. PLEASE go to this page http://www.tracydetox.com/S/332/ and LIKE the page, then vote for her photo (the page will automatically go to her photo after you click “LIKE”). Notice her photos are all in the hospital during her son’s treatment. Help Emily and “Team Ethan” by letting this mama get a much deserved detox week. And remember, cancer SUCKS! PLEASE SHARE THIS! :) (Thank you friends!)

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New vlog, guys! I hope you enjoy my reenactment of what happened when Wil Wheaton tweeted me, and how I recovered!

It’s embarrassing, but hey, what would happen if someone you looked up to acknowledged your existence?

As an artist and creator, I spend more time than I should wondering if my work actually means anything to anyone. I mean, when I write a story or make a Thing, I satisfy this weird creative urge that all artists have (it’s a thing that’s broken in our brains), and that’s awesome… but I’d be lying if I said making it was enough. The truth is, creators and performers need an audience to create and perform for, which brings me back to spending too much time wondering (read: obsessively worrying) if anyone gives a shit.

But in my life, there’s this other thing, too, where I have an opportunity to somehow touch a life (that I’d never touch otherwise) because of the things I create. When I saw this video, I was embarrassed that a thing I did mattered to Victoria enough for her to make a vlog about it… but then I was all, “This is awesome, and look how happy she is, and how funny, and when our lives intersected for a grand total of about 25 seconds over Twitter, this was the result for her.”

I’m incredibly grateful that I get to do more with my work than just make things, and when she meets a real celebrity, instead of someone who’s just Internet Famous like I am, I hope they’re awesome to her.

Wil is just the awesome. :) <3

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